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STOCKTON, Calif. - Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a mon...

NEW YORK - Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. The ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a tragic boat fire early Monday near an island off the Southern California coast.The dive-boat Concep...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Maryland’s largest public school system – Montgomery County Public Schools – continues to grow. Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith estimate...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s governor is declaring a state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian appears headed for the East Coast.Gov. Ralph Northam took the action Monday anticipating the ...

BEIJING - Two surveys of Chinese manufacturing show demand is weak amid a mounting tariff war with Washington over trade and technology.A monthly purchasing managers' index released by a business maga...

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a large explosion in the Afghan capital Monday night, just hours after a U.S. envoy briefed the Afghan government on an agreement "in princi...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Authorities canceled a New Jersey Labor Day parade that the governor was supposed to attend Monday because "destructive devices" were found near the parade route. Thomas Kaise...

STERLING, Va. - President Donald Trump was receiving hourly updates on Hurricane Dorian while at his private Virginia golf club. That's according to White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham. Trump sp...

WARSAW, Poland - The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology as concerns grow about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Vice President Mike Pence and Polish P...